Lamar Odom Quotes

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Lamar Odom

Profession : Athlete

Birth : November 6, 1979

Respect goes a long way when you carry yourself a certain way and show manners when you first meet someone. If you do that, then it's hard for somebody not to like you.

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I've got a winner mentality, the mentality of a champion.

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Organizations are trying to save extra money. Players are trying to get extra money. That's the way it is.

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I have candy around my bed. I just kinda like reach over and eat it and then go back to sleep, no problem.

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We all have regrets, but the thing is to learn from life.

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I don't want a girlfriend because that means I've got a responsibility. I have a responsibility to call you. I have a responsibility not to be with another woman. I have a responsibility to be there on time when you need me.

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I think it's easy for people to say, 'Because you do this, you must be this kind of person, vain or uptight or mean to people.' People have a sense of who you may be because of the job you do. That's unfair judgment.

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Negative publicity makes people forget your best times.

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My mother and grandmother raised me. Queens raised me.

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Most people don't want to get married. Being married, that's a responsibility.

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Death always seems to be around me.

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When I had to bury my child, I probably didn't start grieving until a year and a half later.

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I don't think nobody's doubting I can play basketball.

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Being humbled has been a part of my life for a long time.

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The Mavericks and I have mutually agreed that it's in the best interest of both parties for me to step away from the team.

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For years I've been seeing my young brothers wearing Scarface T-shirts, John Gotti T-shirts, Rick James T-shirts. We don't have any icons or idols to look up to, just rappers and professional athletes.

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Remember when Jay-Z wore a Che Guevara T-shirt? Nobody knew who Che was. Then Jay-Z wears it, and it's everywhere.

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The young men in the inner city are without guidance, robbing and shooting each other with no remorse... Our system is crazy because we're planning to fail. Everybody needs something to grasp on to.

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Where I'm from, you're a square if you go to church or if you decide to read the Koran or Bible.

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My grandmother was always upbeat, a naturally happy person. I think I got that from her.

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